Three bolt-on acquisitions were completed by CRH'S America's Materials Division in the second half of 2013 for €33m. These included selected assets of Lafarge in western Colorado, the Mississippi assets of Rogers Group and some assets of Turner Gravel in the northwest of the country.

In its distribution division, CRH completed three deals worth €12m, including acquisitions in France and the US.

"During the second half of the year, we continued to strengthen our cement operations in high growth markets in Ukraine, India and China. The second half also saw several attractive bolt-on transactions which expand our aggregates positions in a number of key markets in the United States," he said.